Podcasts about African Church

In this conversation, Ezra Okoti shares his journey from Kenya to Canada, reflecting on his transformative encounter with the gospel, his call to ministry, and the cultural insights he has gained along the way. He explores the importance of community, the differences between Western and African church fellowship, and the role of the Holy Spirit in church growth. Ezra also unpacks the power of repetition in ministry, the challenges of leadership, and the rise of young adult worship movements, emphasizing the need for simplicity, authenticity, and deep connection in worship. Ezra is the Executive Pastor of Multiplication at Northview Community Church in Abbotsford, BC, where he oversees church planting partnerships across Canada and global missions. Originally from Kenya, Ezra brings years of experience in church planter assessment, preaching coaching, and leadership development. He lives in Abbotsford with his wife and four children and is passionate about seeing the gospel preached across Canada. He also serves as an advisor to City to City Canada and leads church revitalization efforts nationally.TAKEAWAYS+The Western Church deeply needs authentic community—and it has much to learn from the African Church's example.+The secret sauce in ministry is patience and repetition.+The Spirit of God is the one who transforms the heart and builds the Church.+The pastor's role is to care for people and proclaim the gospel.+Young adults are gathering to worship without the need for elaborate productions, as simplicity and authenticity in worship resonate with them.+Generational differences in worship can create challenges but also an opportunity to learn and grow together.Available wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about Ezra and Northview Community Church, please visit https://northview.org/. To learn more about City to City Canada, please visit https://citytocity.ca/.#faith #journey #gospel #ministry #Africa #Canada #community #church #fellowship #culturalinsights #Christianlife #ministry #repetition #churchleadership #youngadults #worship #community #hope #joy #culturalchallenges #faithChapters00:00 Ezra's Journey to Faith08:09 From Kenya to Canada: A Missionary's Path15:44 The Call to Serve: Embracing Ministry in the West19:56 Cultural Reflections: Lessons from the African Church24:44 The Power of Repetition in Ministry29:07 Maintaining Hope and Joy in Leadership36:12 The Rise of Young Adult Worship41:07 Challenges of Worship Across Generations

In this disturbing news story episode, I discuss the recent Kasanga massacre, where 70 Christians were beheaded by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As always..thanks for listening!

How is the African Church transforming the global mission landscape, and what can the world learn from its theology? In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, Bishop Professor Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu delves into the influence of African Christianity on the global Church. From its vibrant growth to its unique theological contributions, he shares invaluable perspectives on how Africa shapes the mission and future of global Christianity. Main Points: Africa's Vibrant Christian Growth: Explore the factors behind the rapid expansion of Christianity across Africa. Unique Theological Contributions: Understand how African theology offers new perspectives on Scripture and mission. Global Influence of African Christianity: Learn how Africa's Church is shaping the future of global mission efforts. Navigating Challenges: Unpack challenges facing the African church, from urbanization to socio-political issues. Hope for the Global Church: Be inspired by Africa's role as a prophetic voice and a source of renewal for the global Church. If this episode inspired you, subscribe to the Lausanne Movement podcast for more conversations like this. Don't forget to leave a review and visit lausanne.org to explore more resources and join the global mission movement. Guest Bio: Bishop Prof. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu has devoted his life to serving Christ and the people of Ghana. He currently serves as the Presiding Bishop of the Ghanaian Methodist Church, following a distinguished academic career as a professor at Trinity Theological Seminary in Ghana. A valued contributor to the Lausanne Movement, Bishop Kwabena brings practical insights and lived experience to his work with the Lausanne Theological Working Group. His academic achievements are equally noteworthy, including his recognition as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. We'd love your feedback to help us to improve this podcast. Thank you!

In this podcast episode, Nora Kofognotera Nonterah, a professor of theology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Technology, shares her journey and reflections on Synodality from an African perspective. In her discussion with Nnemeka Ali, OMI, she delves into the concept of synodality as a way of “journeying together” within the Church and beyond, touching on how this idea shapes relationships within families, communities, and even at the global level. Nora explains the importance of active listening, communal growth, and the impact of cultural values like Ubuntu on fostering a synodal spirit in both personal and Church life. Throughout the episode, Nora emphasizes the methodology of “spiritual conversations,” an approach centered on listening without judgment and engaging deeply with others. Join us as we explore how these themes are being lived out within the African Church and their implications for the wider Church. Like, Subscribe, comment, and share for more insightful conversations on faith, community, and synodality.#SynodalityPodcast#AfricanVoices#NoraOnFaith#ChurchAndCommunity#Synod2024#FaithInAfrica#UbuntuInFaith#SpiritualConversations#AfricanPerspectives#CatholicChurchPodcast

In this all new podcast, Aaron Fruh discusses the mandate every Christian has to be involved in Israel's restoration. In this episode of Israel and You, Pastor Wendy McDonald from Cape Town, South Africa, reads a proclamation in defense of Israel on the steps of the South African parliament in Cape Town. Pray for South Africa! It is a nation whose government has aligned itself with Hamas.

Parts of the global Church have a very different kind of challenge on their hands than we do in the West: how to handle explosive growth. In many parts of Africa, the Church is running out of room in their seminaries, convents, and monasteries because of rising vocations, and the laity are collectively practicing their faith in ways that put the Church in the West to shame. In Nigeria, upwards of 94 percent of Catholics go to Mass every week while the U.S. can't even reach 30 percent in weekly mass attendance among Catholics. What explains this wide discrepancy? What are we in the West getting so wrong about evangelization, and what is the Church in Africa getting so right? A listener asks how she and her family can practice Sabbath rest.   00:00 | Intro 01:50 | DOWR Chancery dedication 03:00 | The African church as a robust exemplar 05:35 | Does Africa's numerical strength translate to ecclesial strength? 07:12 | Lesson 1: Primacy of the supernatural 10:56 | Lesson 2: Hold fast to theological orthodoxy 12:08 | How the Church engages cultures 16:13 | Lesson 3: Commitment to evangelize the culture 17:49 | The rhythm between “hunkering down” and “diving in” 19:50 | Lesson 4: Praise in public, criticize in private 23:13 | Lesson 5: Courage in the face of opposition 25:19 | Counter-claims for Africa's religious success 28:49 | Listener question 31:28 | Join the Word on Fire Institute   Show Notes: Stats for Nigerian Church attendance: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253488/where-is-mass-attendance-highest-one-country-is-the-clear-leader Stats for American Mass attendance: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/12/9-facts-about-us-catholics/ National Catholic Register article: https://www.ncregister.com/news/same-sex-blessings-and-the-catholic-church-in-africa E&C Online article: https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/pope-francis-isnt-actually-visiting-peripheries-hes-leaving-them-behind/ Crux article: https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2023/01/running-the-numbers-africa-isnt-the-catholic-future-its-the-present Vatican News article: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-04/over-50000-christians-killed-in-nigeria-by-islamist-extremists.html Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/ NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.

Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church was a staple for the Black Canadian families in rural Ontario in Canada. Former slaves joined the War of 1812 as loyalists with the promise for land and not returning to slavery at the end of the war . These soldiers were not given the best farm land. The Church is a designated landmark with an unmarked grave.

Fr Don Bosco Onyala, the editor-in-chief of the Association for Catholic Information in  Africa (ACI Africa) speaks on the 5th anniversary of ACI Africa, and the joy of being an African Church communicator. He shares the success story of ACIA, the vision and plan for the future, and the challenges and opportunities of communicating the Good news about Africa to African people and the world.

Friends of the Rosary, Today, August 28, we honor St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (354-430). Born in 354 in Thagaste (now Souk-Ahras in modern-day Algeria), St. Augustine became one of the most significant and influential thinkers in the history of the Catholic Church. As a result of his mother's incessant prayer and tears, he converted from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment, and worldly ambitions, to one of the leading saints and theologians of the Catholic Church. He received baptism, and soon after, his mother, Saint Monica, died with the knowledge that all she had hoped for in this world had been fulfilled. Returning to Tagaste, he distributed his goods to the poor and was ordained a priest. At the age of 41, against his will, he was made bishop of Hippo, becoming a great luminary of the African Church, one of the four great founders of religious orders, and a Doctor of the universal Church. There, he spent a lot of time refuting the writings of heretics. His autobiographical Confessions is a fascinating philosophical, theological, mystical, poetic, and literary work. He also wrote The City of God against the pagans. Augustine died at 76 on August 28, 430, as Hippo was under siege by the Vandals. His legacy continues to shape the face of the Church to this day deeply. Ave Maria!Jesus, I Trust In You!St. Augustine, Pray for Us! Come, Holy Spirit, come! To Jesus through Mary! + Mikel Amigot | RosaryNetwork.com, New York • ⁠August 28, 2024, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

 What it means to sing Gospels. For so long I was waiting for somebody who has the bones to stand up and tell me what is the real Gospel and what not…And this has been done by the famous Gospel singer CeCe Winans.I have sung Bhajans in India and Gospels in African Churches … And have heard this awful singing for the Lord from the famous singers… With no connection to the Lord, or even was not coming out of the heart…One of my dearest singers is and was Whitney Houston and her Gospels are awful,… Her speech: I don't care how much money or fame they have…If they don't have Jesus, they are lost. You are listening to demonic stuff, and you don't know what is going on…We have to understand what true worship is.Worship is not about the song that you sing.-But it is with your relationship with Jesus and your heart for God.Your life is more important than what you do on stage. God opened up many doors for me, but it was not for me. The enemy, (pride, fame, money, Satan) opens up doors too… God opens up doors to please him or to honor him.If this door is not all for honoring or pleasing God, then this is not him it is the door for Satan. And for that door, You don't have to have faith or pray… fame and money are good enough.  But I want to be a great actor, great singer … but this is not about God. Don't get tricked by the Satan.You want to please God and when you aim to please the Lord with everything that you do…Guess then most of the things do even come not your way.It becomes difficult, we are stressed out still following God.  One of her dearest friends was Whitney Houston…And her gospel was about great beats, you got hooked up by the beats and it was demonic stuff. God said you are for me or against me. There is no between. The biggest deception from Satan is in between. Show me any religious scripture that is in between.Jesus said being hot or cold and not lukewarm.Living your faith only when it is convenient… That is B. S. When it is so hard, then you even can't bear it…Read my book Have Faith in the Lord.Our actions should a line with our faith. We have to believe first.  Put God first in your life and focus on pleasing him and live in him, everything else will be added…So true... Most of all famous Gospel chores, like the Chicago Gospel chore... Even don't sing out of the heart! You go to a normal African Church even in Europe... They sing for Jesus and Jesus will come, and miracles will happen, and not these artificial B. S. Gospels Chores! This is blasphemy.Imagine your entire body is paralyzed, no one can help you, and the treatments are awful... And You praise the Lord (I don't care what Lord is yours, for me, every Lord from every religion works). And even repeat, Thank You, God, Thank you for my life... After 7 hours, I left the hospital, on my own, traumatized... Waiting for my friend to bring me to a check at the next hospital… Then an old friend called me ... I told him what had happened.And he said Again...?  How many times has the Lord saved my life?My Video: A famous Gospel singer reveals   https://youtu.be/EjmzbPbNfN4My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast4/A-famous-Gospel-singer-reveals.mp3

King Inkosi Phakama Shembe is the leader of South Africa's 2nd biggest church with 8 million members, the  Shembe Nazareth Baptist Church. He is currently on a solidarity visit to Israel and spoke with KAN's Mark Weiss for an Independence Day interview. (Photo:Courtesy)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 I saw a video from a very talented Kid who was describing God…He could not understand that you never can discover God with your rational mind... Because God is beyond of it... God is beyond of our thinking and is present in total love. Because God is Love and Love is God. Who can describe Love? If we feel love, we feel only our resistance of love. This means if we in a space where everything is so beautiful that we can't describe it, that we can embrace everything, then we are in an area of love.We can hear from people who had been in the war, that they saw the light or better divine light on the battlefield in the most dangerous situation of their life. The same came true for the Sister and Brother Scholl when they were waiting for their execution for the attempt to kill Adolf Hitler… In the last 10 days, many people had witnessed that the Scholls had been radiating so much love and light … and nobody could provoke them… Or if we go to an African Church when a healer is conducting a worship for Jesus … The Africans are singing with so much surrender and beautiful voices to Jesus, and they dance like crazy that Jesus can't resist and is coming… I could witness that, even as a Non-Christ, Jesus was also coming to me… The Formula is the total surrender to God with Love. You find African Churches everywhere in the world.  Let me tell something from me: I was growing up as an atheist and my family was not baptized for centuries, and they had been free mansion since 300 years. God was for me taboo, it was not allowed to go to the church or to worship God… When I started with my spiritual Path as a disciple of Bhagwan/Osho, I got the name: Ghanshyam, a name for God, or to be an answer for God. I was complaining about this name because I was an atheist. I learned and practice the sexual Tantra, and then I got in love with my soul mate… During our 10 weeks together we had such high spiritual experience that I also experience a part of God… And then my spirituality went through the roof…. I started with long meditation retreats… (I was 12 years in retreats)… I visited a concert with the enlightenment Sufi Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and he connected me to God… I got a Satori from him…. With other words, without spiritual practice/ or complete faith almost nobody can experience a part of God… God is not for Free!  Then to speculate with the mind, God doesn't exist, because I can't see him is Nonsense. We need total surrender to see the divine light….  My video: what is God https://youtu.be/oTitbWnkRa8My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast.A/What-is-God.mp3

All the Popes since the Second Vatican Council have sang the praises of African Christianity. Africa is witnessing an exponential growth in the population of Catholics. However, since the publication of Fiducia Supplicans and the rejection of the document by the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM),  the Church in Africa is beginning to take the lead in the affirmation of the teachings of Church on marriage and family life, and maintaining the traditions of the Church once received from the saint on some of the most contested issues in today's Church. Is this the beginning of the end of Western leadership of the Church, and the beginning of the leadership of the Catholic Church by the Church in Africa? This episode introduces the main issues that will be the focus of the podcast between now and the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality in October, 2024: Is Africa ready to lead the Catholic Church? Is the African Church the new face of the future of Catholicism?

Courtney Mares in Rome talks about her trip to Lourdes last week. Jonathan Leidl talks about his article on Africa and same-sex blessings.

Courtney Mares in Rome talks about her trip to Lourdes last week. Jonathan Leidl talks about his article on Africa and same-sex blessings.

Questions Covered: 40:57 – Do you think the American press does not report about the persecution because they’re happy about it? 45:47 – What if our US bishops said we should pray and fast for the African Church? 50:14 – I want to thank Matt, he was what got me started on thinking about the Church. …

In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, we explore various facets of leadership and spirituality, particularly within the African context. Our guest, Delphine Fanon, shares her journey from being a pastor's daughter in Cameroon to becoming an influential leader in spiritual and community development. She shares personal experiences and insights on the vulnerabilities and strengths of African leadership. Delphine stresses the importance of authenticity, humility and vulnerability in leadership. She discusses the impact of her 'second conversion' moment on her life and work, and how it led to the creation of her organisation 'Me4Real', focused on helping individuals to discover their secure identity in Christ. Last, she urges young leaders to respect and learn from older generations, seeing themselves not as an ultimate authority but as part of a continuous stream of God's work in human history.   Delphine Fanfon, holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership from Regent University, is the CEO of Me4real International didactic to help the next generation find their identity and purpose in Christ, she is the Regional Leader for Africa and Cameroon Country Team Leader of LeaderSource SGA, a leader development ministry dedicated to building healthy leaders for the Church.  Connect with Delphine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/delphinefanfon/    Subscribe to our podcast for more inspiring conversations about global mission and leadership. For further information about the Lausanne Movement, please visit our webpage: https://www.lausanne.org.

 I was never baptized in any Religion; my family and I were Atheists. I grow up in a Catholic area Neuss/Germany. And the Catholic people abused me physical and mental, because of my atheistic family. Later I moved to Bremen/Germany.Should I love Jesus? When I moved to India, I sold my keyboard to an African.The African, Charley, told me, that he need my keyboard to play in the church.I am a great lover of the movie “The Blues Brother”. So, I could not resist to visit his African church. We had to dress up in a suit to go afternoon to the Baptiste worship.We were singing and dancing full of emotion to the Lord, I enjoyed that. The Africans were singing so awesome the gospel. Alone for the free Gospel it was worth to go to the African church. Weeks later, a healer was coming to this African church.It is hard to describe. The singing to the Lord was so emotionally and awesome that Jesus was coming! Yes! Our singing was much better than in that movie “The Blues Brother” and the spiritual energy went through the roof. Jesus came to me, embraced me and merged with my being.This had happened quite a lot in this church, when I asked them afterward…And so many miracles happened in that African Church. Yes it was normal… Go to such African worship if you want to experience God! It is the best, there exist no better one,…My Video: Episode 26 How I met Jesus? https://youtu.be/3ERUlPtHk_AMy Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast1/Episode.26.How.I.met.Jesus.mp3

Ringside crashes Concordia Seminary Symposium at St. Louis once again to have great conversations with our favorite teachers of the church. This episode we welcome Dr. Joel Elowsky diving into the fascinating history of the African Church and interpretation of the Church Fathers.   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours   Music/Photo: Joel Allen Hess - “Arms of the King” Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: Ancient Christian Commentary

Bishop Alfred Jackson & TOP ministers focus on how the North African Church Fathers helped shape our current theology. Join us on our TOP YouTube Channel for more content: https://www.youtube.com/@topci/

Tehila Weru and her family are long time partners of the CityRise Network through their 3 Strands Ministry in Kenya. Tehlila worked with our women's ministry this summer and shares her experience here and what her plans are next with equipping children's leaders in churches in Africa. Check out https://www.3-strands.org/ for more information on this partner. Please make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! And check out our YouTube playlist to watch our most recent episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_

Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in Haiti. His plans called for his followers to execute the white enslavers, liberate the city of Charleston, and then sail to Haiti before the white power structure could retaliate. Vesey and several of his co-conspirators worshiped at the African Church, the AME congregation which became Mother Emanuel after the Civil War. Along with white abolitionists in the North, Vesey referenced the Bible in his attacks on the institution of slavery. In the aftermath of the execution, white Charlestonians tore down the church and supported new efforts to control the black majority. Funds were appropriated to support a Municipal Guard of 150 men and the construction of "a Citadel" to house them and weapons. In 1843, the structure became home to the cadets of the South Carolina Military Academy. Additionally, as Vesey's rebellion relied on assistance from free black sailors, South Carolina passed legislation known as the Negro Seamen Acts. The act called for the incarceration of visiting free black sailors in local jails while their vessel remained in Charleston to eliminate contact between free black sailors from outside of South Carolina and black Charlestonians. Despite protests from northern states and British consuls, South Carolina stubbornly insisted on its right to police its population in this way. Denmark Vesey was later held up as a hero among abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, during the Civil War. Douglass used Vesey's name as a rallying cry in recruiting and inspiring African American troops, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Vesey's son, Robert, attended the April 14, 1865 ceremony at Fort Sumter. Today, however, his name remains largely unknown despite his foundational role in accelerating further slave rebellions and ultimately the civil war itself. We discuss why this is the case and what lessons can be learned from this story.   To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list. For the supplemental reader that goes along with the podcast, visit: https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com   Sources: Jeremy Schipper “Denmark Vesey's Bible” https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/History407/SlaveStats.htm https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/defining-charlestons-free-people-color

Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in Haiti. His plans called for his followers to execute the white enslavers, liberate the city of Charleston, and then sail to Haiti before the white power structure could retaliate. Vesey and several of his co-conspirators worshiped at the African Church, the AME congregation which became Mother Emanuel after the Civil War. Along with white abolitionists in the North, Vesey referenced the Bible in his attacks on the institution of slavery. In the aftermath of the execution, white Charlestonians tore down the church and supported new efforts to control the black majority. Funds were appropriated to support a Municipal Guard of 150 men and the construction of "a Citadel" to house them and weapons. In 1843, the structure became home to the cadets of the South Carolina Military Academy. Additionally, as Vesey's rebellion relied on assistance from free black sailors, South Carolina passed legislation known as the Negro Seamen Acts. The act called for the incarceration of visiting free black sailors in local jails while their vessel remained in Charleston to eliminate contact between free black sailors from outside of South Carolina and black Charlestonians. Despite protests from northern states and British consuls, South Carolina stubbornly insisted on its right to police its population in this way. Denmark Vesey was later held up as a hero among abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, during the Civil War. Douglass used Vesey's name as a rallying cry in recruiting and inspiring African American troops, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Vesey's son, Robert, attended the April 14, 1865 ceremony at Fort Sumter. Today, however, his name remains largely unknown despite his foundational role in accelerating further slave rebellions and ultimately the civil war itself. We discuss why this is the case and what lessons can be learned from this story.   To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list. For the supplemental reader that goes along with the podcast, visit: https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com   Sources: Jeremy Schipper “Denmark Vesey's Bible” https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/History407/SlaveStats.htm https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/defining-charlestons-free-people-color

Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and formerly enslaved person, allegedly planned an enslaved insurrection to coincide with Bastille Day in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey modeled his rebellion after the successful 1791 slave revolution in Haiti. His plans called for his followers to execute the white enslavers, liberate the city of Charleston, and then sail to Haiti before the white power structure could retaliate. Vesey and several of his co-conspirators worshiped at the African Church, the AME congregation which became Mother Emanuel after the Civil War. Along with white abolitionists in the North, Vesey referenced the Bible in his attacks on the institution of slavery. In the aftermath of the execution, white Charlestonians tore down the church and supported new efforts to control the black majority. Funds were appropriated to support a Municipal Guard of 150 men and the construction of "a Citadel" to house them and weapons. In 1843, the structure became home to the cadets of the South Carolina Military Academy. Additionally, as Vesey's rebellion relied on assistance from free black sailors, South Carolina passed legislation known as the Negro Seamen Acts. The act called for the incarceration of visiting free black sailors in local jails while their vessel remained in Charleston to eliminate contact between free black sailors from outside of South Carolina and black Charlestonians. Despite protests from northern states and British consuls, South Carolina stubbornly insisted on its right to police its population in this way. Denmark Vesey was later held up as a hero among abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass, during the Civil War. Douglass used Vesey's name as a rallying cry in recruiting and inspiring African American troops, including the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Vesey's son, Robert, attended the April 14, 1865 ceremony at Fort Sumter. Today, however, his name remains largely unknown despite his foundational role in accelerating further slave rebellions and ultimately the civil war itself. We discuss why this is the case and what lessons can be learned from this story.   To support this podcast, join our patreon for early episode access at www.patreon.com/poorprolesalmanac For more information and updates, visit www.poorproles.com and subscribe to our e-mail list. For the supplemental reader that goes along with the podcast, visit: https://poorprolesalmanac.substack.com   Sources: Jeremy Schipper “Denmark Vesey's Bible” https://userpages.umbc.edu/~bouton/History407/SlaveStats.htm https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/defining-charlestons-free-people-color

Today's Topics: 1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Flattery Meet the Early Church Fathers: Caesar of Arles 2, 3, 4) Interview

Host Fr. Michael Trail talks to Fr. David Jones about the Spelman College Glee Club performing at Sacred Heart Church in Winnetka and St. Benedict the African Church in Chicago.

We all know that people have begun to doubt the authorship and the content of the Bible in recent times more than before. But, I have to tell y'all, when I open up the Word and even engage with the popular questions and doubts in our generation today, I am more amazed by how good God is through it than I was at first.When we invite the Holy Spirit to speak to us and show us new things within scripture, y'all, He honors that. Today we are going to be talking about a few themes and a few women in scripture you may not have given much attention to in the past, but that's not all.CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AMONG THE EARLY CHURCHI've been studying a lot about Church history lately. And y'all, I'm kind of ashamed and embarrassed to say that I didn't know many of the early Church fathers were African. Did you?I have enjoyed learning that Clement, Origen, and Cyril were African Church fathers who wrote in Greek. However, Athanasius was one of those as well, and I was so excited to find that out because I've actually quoted him before. I really have enjoyed encountering his work and some of the things that he shared.Cyprian, Tertullian, and Augustine were also from North Africa, but they wrote in Latin. As you can tell, I adore learning about Church history and how multiple cultures have influenced the opportunity that we have today to belong to the body of Christ.It's my hope that we don't ever lose the fact that Jesus Christ himself has a variety of people within his lineage who also were identified as African and Gentile, and the Holy Spirit is still connecting us, today.Thankfully, Nana Dolce is here to help us grow in every way as she pulls out some fascinating threads from Scripture herself.A WOMAN YOU SHOULD KNOWNana's not the only woman that you should know, though. Today, my guest cohost, Tonya, and I have the honor to highlight Nailah Tee, a beautiful woman of God with a heart of worship and a desire to teach others how to connect with Him. Get connected to her here.THIS WEEK, WE'RE REFLECTING ON REVELATION 7:9-10After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”NANA AND I TALKED ABOUT:The Serenade Man Gives to Woman Before The Fall;Redemption in Eve's Title as the Mother of the Living;How Shiphrah and Puah played a significant part in Biblical history;The integrity to assess our motives;And what Nana has learned about the powerful combination of prayer and integrity.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESWant more information? Check the show notes for all of Nana's links, including her new book, the Seed of the Woman!Thinking about launching your own podcast? Want to see if there's a way to continue to host your podcast and do more while spending less? Click here for my 7 Podcasting Essentials!Please don't forget to leave a Review on Apple Podcasts or Audible to show some love.

In the mid-20th century, British anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner studied the Ndembu people of present-day Zambia. They wrote about their findings in their 1967 book The Forest of Symbols. The Turners were interested in rituals and focused their studies on Ndembu rites of passage because they wanted to understand the role of symbols in societies. And through the study of one culture, the Turners helped change the way anthropologists and other scholars understand humans everywhere. Matthew Engelke is a professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church, God's Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, and Think Like an Anthropologist. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the mid-20th century, British anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner studied the Ndembu people of present-day Zambia. They wrote about their findings in their 1967 book The Forest of Symbols. The Turners were interested in rituals and focused their studies on Ndembu rites of passage because they wanted to understand the role of symbols in societies. And through the study of one culture, the Turners helped change the way anthropologists and other scholars understand humans everywhere. Matthew Engelke is a professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church, God's Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, and Think Like an Anthropologist. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In the mid-20th century, British anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner studied the Ndembu people of present-day Zambia. They wrote about their findings in their 1967 book The Forest of Symbols. The Turners were interested in rituals and focused their studies on Ndembu rites of passage because they wanted to understand the role of symbols in societies. And through the study of one culture, the Turners helped change the way anthropologists and other scholars understand humans everywhere. Matthew Engelke is a professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church, God's Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, and Think Like an Anthropologist. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

In the mid-20th century, British anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner studied the Ndembu people of present-day Zambia. They wrote about their findings in their 1967 book The Forest of Symbols. The Turners were interested in rituals and focused their studies on Ndembu rites of passage because they wanted to understand the role of symbols in societies. And through the study of one culture, the Turners helped change the way anthropologists and other scholars understand humans everywhere. Matthew Engelke is a professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church, God's Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, and Think Like an Anthropologist. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In this concluding discussion, Maryknoll priest, professor, communicator and small Christian community pioneer in Africa, Fr Joe Healey, celebrates the development and achievement of African theology. He calls for a more creative church in Africa and hopes for a day when the Catholic Church in Africa will begin to ordain married men as priests. He sees this as an important item to be discussed in the synodal encounter of the African continent in Addis Ababa. He also bemoans the plight of same-sex persons in Africa and calls on the Church in Africa to welcome them rather than deny their existence in Africa. 

A new MP3 sermon from Mukhanyo Theological College is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: History of Bible and Theological Education and the African Church Subtitle: TEASA Consultation 2022 Speaker: Prof. Hoffie Hofmeyer Broadcaster: Mukhanyo Theological College Event: Conference Date: 6/14/2022 Length: 45 min.

Giving is a vehicle God uses to extend His Kingdom to people. You can NEVER do TOO much when God's kingdom is your priority. The early church met needs radically out of a generous heart, will, and affections. Giving in the early African Church a man named Cyprian, considered "dissipated youth", was baptized when he was thirty-five years old. 245 AD. After his baptism he gave away a portion of his wealth to the poor of Carthage, given his status was significant. “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."

His 1996 book, A Listening Church, was a ground-breaking theological discourse on reform and renewal of the African Church in the spirit of Vatican II. Elochukwu Uzukwu in this podcast hails the reform project of Pope Francis and rejoices that the language of "a listening church' that he introduced in modern Catholicism nearly three decades ago has now been accepted as the method in following the Holy Spirit on the path of reform, dialogue, communion, and autonomy in the Church. He worries that the African Catholic Church is still bogged down by what he calls 'clerical autocracy', but sees hope in the emergence of African women, the youthfulness of the African Church, and the rise of Pentecostalism and Charismatism in African Christianity.  His five lessons for a synodal church in Africa invite us to a synodal path in which there are no victors and losers, but a faithful and fruitful embrace of the truth of the Gospel, diverse traditions within the Church; and respectful attention to the perspectives of all of God's people in the gathered community of faith.  

Hello Blodes&Sistes. Episode 32 – Leaving An African Church of the Afri Talk Podcast is now available on all podcast platforms. In this episode, I talk about my experience with leaving an African Church. Please find the link to my Linktree down below: https://linktr.ee/afritalkpod Let me know what you think in the comments and share this with everyone you know. Enjoy listening…

In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Dr. David Daniels and Dr. Vince Bantu to discuss the history of Christianity in Africa and its spread to America during chattel slavery. Get ready to unlearn and relearn this history and prepare for the of longheld myths to be busted. You'll want to take notes during this episode because they take us to school! Pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us! Dr. David Daniel's Bio: David D. Daniels III is the Henry Winters Luce Professor of World Christianity at McCormick Theological Seminary where he joined the faculty in 1987. He has taught as an occasional professor at seminaries in the Philippines and Ghana. Dr. Daniels earned his Ph.D. degree from Union Theological Seminary-NYC. He has authored over sixty scholarly book chapters, academic journal articles, and general essays, publishing on topics related to the history of African American Christianity, Global Pentecostalism, African Christians in 16th century Europe, and World Christianity. He has served on U. S. research projects funded by the Lilly Endowment, Luce Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, and Templeton Foundation. He has also participated on funded-research projects in Germany and Norway. Dr. Daniels has served on the various editorial boards, including current membership on the board of the Journal of World Christianity. He has delivered public lectures and conference papers at over twenty-seven colleges and seminaries in the United States as well as in more than 14 other countries. His academic guild involvement has included serving as president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and co-chair of units of the American Academy of Religion. Dr. Vince Bantu's Bio: Vince Bantu is the Ohene (President) of the Meachum School of Haymanot and is Assistant Professor of Church History and Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. Vince's assignment from the Lord is to proclaim that the Bisrat (Gospel) of Yeshua is for all nations, tribes and tongues and to do this by teaching on the earliest history of Christianity in Africa and Asia. Vince is the author of A Multitude of All Peoples (IVP), Gospel Haymanot (UMI) and The Bisrat (Jude 3 Project). Vince is also the Ohene (President) of the Society of Gospel Haymanot (SGH), an academic society of theological Gospelism—Afro-rooted theology committed to the universal Lordship of Jesus, biblical authority and the liberation of the oppressed. Vince also serves as the Katabi (Editor) of the publication of SGH—the Haymanot Journal. Vince, his wife Diana, and their daughters live and minister in St. Louis and they love to travel, watch movies and bust some spades.

Vermon Pierre | Spiritual Warfare and the African Church | February 20, 2022

In Conversation with Bishop Ancelimo Magaya on Activism,Justice Faith and the African Church. We apologize for the audio in the introduction by Bishop Ancelimo Magaya. It only lasts for a few seconds. Thank you. Msingi Talks is a podcast hosted by Msingi Trust that ventures deeper and makes connections in the world of faith advocacy activism. To support the work of Msingi Trust and the production of this podcast, please consider making a donation to us via Paypal: msingikenya@gmail.com Patreon:www.patreon.com/msingitrust Mpesa: +254 792 176 030 Follow Msingi on Twitter and Instagram @msingitrust --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/msingitalks/message

Sr Mbonu, Professor of New Testament Studies and Gender Studies, identifies the marginalization of women in the African Church as the number one issue for the Catholic Church in Africa in this ongoing synodal process. She reminds everyone that a bird cannot fly with one wing. Thus,  if the Church in Africa continues to fly with one male wing, it will not go far. She makes a passionate call for an end to clericalism, hierarchism, and patriarchy in the African Church and makes a case for a more inclusive church for women because as she argues in this conversation, without women in the mainstream of the Church and society in Africa, "we are finished as a people."

Episode 116p Retrieving the Real North African Church with Dr. David WilhiteDescription: Today is the last episode in our Summer of Scholars series. It lasted a bit more than just the summer, but it also started late in summer! Dr. David Wilhite, Ph.D., of Baylor University Truett Theological Seminary joins us today to talk about the Church of North Africa during antiquity. We have talked a lot about North African Christianity in this series, so I highly suggest you go back and listen to our episodes with Dr. David Eastman for more background and context. In this episode, Dr. Wilhite will lead us through a specific text and issue in the North African Church between the Donatists and the Catholic party about a generation before Augustine. It is a fascinating time and place in Church history. About Today's Guest:David Wilhite, Ph.d author of The True Church: Retrieving a North African Sermon on the Song of Songs and many other books.https://www.baylor.edu/truett/index.php?id=927830#wilhiteYou can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Vocis" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833Begin Transcript:[00:00:00] Thank you for listening to the history of the papacy. I am your host, Stephen. We are a member of the Parthenon podcast network, including Scott ranks, history unplugged James earliest key battles of American history, Richard Lim's, this American president, and more go to Parthenon podcast.com to learn more.I'd like to quickly mention Patrion, of course, and your support really, really, really helps this whole operation keep going in. And I just love it. If you just consider two. Donate on patrion.com forward slash history of the papacy in the new year. There's four tiers, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Rome.You get inclusion on the history of the papacy diptychs bonus audio, video [00:01:00] content, and much more just head over to patrion.com forward slash history of the papacy to learn more. Now, let us commemorate the Patrion patrons on the history of the papacy. Diptychs we have Roberto Yoren, William Bryan, Jeffrey, Christina, and John and Sarah at the Alexandria level.We have Dapo Paul, Justin, and Launa all of whom are magnificent at Constantinople and reaching that ultimate power and prestige that of the sea of Rome. We have Peter the great. Today is the last episode. And our summer of scholar series, it lasted a bit more than just the summer, but it also started late in summer.So I'll take it that we got a little bit of a late ending too. But anyways, for today, we are interviewing a great scholar, Dr. David Wilhite of Baylor university's Truett, theological seminary to talk to us today about the church in north Africa, during antiquity, we've talked a lot about [00:02:00] the north African church in this series.So I highly suggest you go back and listen to our episodes with Dr. David Eastman and even go way, way back to the episode that I did on the north African church. And you can kind of explore. Not only my changing understanding of north African Christianity, but also some older scholarship and how the whole church and north Africa was viewed because really up until the seven hundreds, the history of Western Christianity was the church in north Africa.And I it's just endlessly fascinating. And I think you really can't understand Western Latin Christianity without understanding the north African church. Now for this episode, Dr. Wilhite will lead us through a specific text and issue in the north African church between the Donna tests and the Catholic party about a generation before Augustan.It is a [00:03:00] fascinating time and place in church history. And with that, here's the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Pope's of Rome and Christian Church.I'd like to welcome our very special guests today, Dr. David Wilhite, Dr. Willhite is a professor of theology at Truet seminary at Baylor university in Waco. He's the author of numerous books, including Tertullian, the African and ancient African Christianity. The topic for today's episode is his book, the true church, retrieving north African sermon on the song of songs.This is a short and readable book on a really incredible, interesting topic. And I think people should definitely pick it up and I'm excited to talk about it because I think it gives the reader a really close look at all these things we've been kind of talking about with the African church, with the Donna tests and the Catholics that gives us a [00:04:00] more of a personal view of the topic, I think.But so I think to start off, what were the theoretical frameworks you use to study these sermons? Yeah. Well, thanks Stephen. It's an honor to be talking to you about all of this. Um, let's say the theoretical framework. So this really began as an, uh, a journal article that I wrote, and I would say I was using pretty traditional methodology just as far as, you know, kind of trying to reexamine texts, trying to sort of create a chronological order and see what assumptions have been, um, uh, made in the past by previous scholars and what assumptions probably need to be challenged.And then I sort of tested them against archeological remains and again, just sort of, sort of traditional, uh, historical sources. Now, the truth is what was really driving that research was a theoretical framework that I had used in my, in my doctorate, which was, um, in most general terms post-colonialism, uh, more specifically.[00:05:00] Adopted some of the, sort of, uh, from the, from the field of social anthropology, sort of how to get around some of the ethnocentric assumptions that we make. So again, and challenge those, you know, the assumptions of earlier historians, what, uh, what were people's identities, what identity politics, where I play things like that.Um, power dynamics with, with Roman colonization, um, Apollo that, so with post-colonial theory in particular, there's one author named Homi Bhabha who has a book called the location of culture. And he takes up this idea known as third space. And since, um, that's already widespread and post-colonial theory is sort of the helping people who inhabit the so-called third space.They're not necessarily colonizer nor colonize, like that's too binary. They live in this sort of hybrid world. So, so what are their identities in that space? And then with, with this project, I was actually. Examining concrete spaces, the silica buildings. And so that, that [00:06:00] I sort of dove back into that realm of what is third space.Um, there, there is a person named Edwards. So high, I think is how you say it. So Jake who has taken on, I mean, this, this way of thinking from Michael Miguel, Michelle Fuko, and others, and saying like, how do we understand actual inhabited places where people sit and interact, um, especially when they're sort of power dynamics and, uh, one view versus another view and what emerges out of that, it's this third space.So I used all of that, trying to narrow laser-focused that on, on this one particular text. So we look at the. This text, there's the two, the dueling sermons. You might call them. Who were these two people who were writing these sermons about this, this space? Yeah. So the, the sort of last texts to us is by Armenian of Carthage.He's the Bishop of Carthage after Donotos and Donald tests. Your listeners probably remember from the great Donald to schism, he's the sort of the Bishop that was at the head of all of that for [00:07:00] 40 years, 40 plus years. So when he finally dies Permian as his successor, and he's also a long-term because over 40 years, he's the Bishop of Carthage, even though he was exiled, he was the leader of his party.So he's hugely influential. Um, and he, we know that he gives a sermon or some sort of speech, um, when. Uh, the emperor Julian who's a history remembers as Julian, the apostate, because he was not gonna continue the line of Christianity like Constantine and the other Christian emperors. Julian allows the so-called pagans to come back and have their temples and shrines back.And that means that all of the, um, the, you know, the, the losing parties, the heretics, uh, of the early church. We've been ousted from their churches and their, their places, uh, we're allowed back. And so the donotist party had lost control in terms of the Imperial sanction, uh, after Constantine. But then when emperor, Julian allows the donotist to [00:08:00] reclaim their church buildings, their basilicas Armenian has this text that is celebrating that event.So that texts that says lost to us, fortunately, even though like most heretics, you know, once you become a heritage, your books are burned. Like most of the heretic sources are lost, but, uh, there's a

In this episode, Jasmine (the host) and Alvin (the guest) reminisce on their experiences growing up in an African church and all the drama (and maybe even trauma) that came with it.

Sr. Josée Ngalula, an accomplished theologian and a  Sister of St. Andre from the Democratic Republic of Congo shares her hopes and dreams for the African Church and especially African Catholic women. We also get to learn of some of the details about the process that took place behind the scenes, leading to her appointment to the International Theological Commission, becoming the first African woman to achieve this feat. More so, what this commission does for the global Church and what her contributions will be.Furthermore, she shares her perspective on what needs to happen at the grassroots, so that more African women are equipped with the necessary skills to participate more fully at all levels of Church and Society. 

Africa, once being a “mission field”, now is becoming a mission force in God's Kingdom. In this episode, Sam Ngugi, director of Mission Campaign Network (MCN), a mission mobilization agency in Kenya, shares the transition of Christianity in Africa, as well as his perspectives on how African churches can play a significant role in God's Mission in the future. Sam's mission journey started in 2006 when he and his wife Harriet took the Kairos class. Through the class, God opened their eyes to see the unreached people groups in the world and set the foundation in their hearts to devote themselves in the mission field. Instead of being missionaries, they received God's calling to become mobilizers, and founded Mission Campaign Network in 2010 to mobilize local churches in Kenya, conduct mission seminars and develop full-time mobilizers. Africa used to be the field where the world's mission forces send missionaries to. In 2018, for the first time, there were more Christians in Africa than in any other continent in the world. This shows God's work and also His plan. With such excitement, African Christians are awakening to their own responsibility; they need to start participating in sending and supporting missionaries, especially to unreached groups. But the next question is: how to make this happen? Sam talks about the concept of “Total Mobilization”. In addition to the three layers of mobilization, from “discovering” God's mission to being “developed” and equipped, and finally to “deploy” mission results in the field, there are more elements in building the complete infrastructure, such as reflecting on existing mission practices, identifying the gaps and looking for ways to fill such needs. Finally, Sam shares the importance of collaboration between African churches in the continent and African diaspora churches, so that together they can be a blessing to the least reached people groups in the world. Indeed, Africa, once the mission field, is now becoming a mission force in the world. About Samuel Ngugi Sam is the Director of Mission Campaign Network (MCN), a mission mobilisation agency in Kenya. Sam and his wife Harriet are passionate mobilisers. They are currently in the UK where he's pursuing PhD studies at Trinity College, Bristol. Read more Send Africa Network: https://www.facebook.com/SendAfricaNetwork Send Africa Network seeks to be a facilitation partner and platform to allow for the “Total Mobilisation” of the Church to become vitally engaged in God's Mission. MOBILISATION: Meet men and women who are mobilising the African Church into missions (AfriGo Magazine) https://issuu.com/afrimissions/docs/afrigo_vol_4_issue_4-hr ( Published on Dec 9, 2019 ) #Africansinmissions #Africatothenations Powered by Firstory Hosting

Bryan describes his disastrous trip to Walgreens to get a few COVID tests, the gang ponder turning 100 episodes old and then they "go back to the well" after 90 episodes to revisit TV preachers and their righteous behaviors. Bryan learns that even the best of preachers start somewhere. Finally, we learn more about the worst of preachers and their humble beginnings! It's a rocking good time....LINKS:Watch this episode on YoutubeTCBTV-minusSponsorFUM (Use Code TCB)MEMPHO Music Fest (Oct 1st-3rd 2021)Subscribe to The Commercial Break Podcast Youtube ChannelNew Episodes on Tuesdays and now Fridays everywhere!Text or leave us a message: 1-(661)-BEST-2-YOU   |   661-(237-8296)FOLLOW US:Instagram: @thecommercialbreak @bryangcomedy  @tcbkrissyClubHouse: @bryangreen @tcbkrissyClubHouse: The Commercial Break Club on Clubhouse! (home of live recordings)Twitter: tcbbryanFacebook: The Commercial Break PodcastYouTube: Youtube.com/TheCommercialBreakEmail: info@tcbpodcast.comA Chartable Top 100 Comedy Podcast#1 Trending Comedy Podcast Worldwide! (Chartable)#1 Trending Comedy Podcast U.S.(Chartable)An Apple Top 100 Comedy Podcast Top 1% Downloaded Podcasts, Worldwide (ListenNotes)A Hot 50 Podcast (Podcast Magazine)

 I was never baptized in any Religion; my family and I were Atheists. I grow up in a Catholic area Neuss/Germany. And the Catholic people abused me physical and mental, because of my atheistic family. Later I moved to Bremen/Germany.Should I love Jesus? When I moved to India, I sold my keyboard to an African.The African, Charley, told me, that he need my keyboard to play in the church.I am a great lover of the movie “The Blues Brother”. So, I could not resist to visit his African church. We had to dress up in a suit to go afternoon to the Baptiste worship.We were singing and dancing full of emotion to the Lord, I enjoyed that. The Africans were singing so awesome the gospel. Alone for the free Gospel it was worth to go to the African church. Weeks later, a healer was coming to this African church.It is hard to describe. The singing to the Lord was so emotionally and awesome that Jesus was coming! Yes! Our singing was much better than in that movie “The Blues Brother” and the spiritual energy went through the roof. Jesus came to me, embraced me and merged with my being.This had happened quite a lot in this church, when I asked them afterward…And so many miracles happened in that African Church. Yes it was normal… Go to such African worship if you want to experience God! It is the best, there exist no better one,…My Video: Episode 26 How I met Jesus? https://youtu.be/3ERUlPtHk_AMy Audio: https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/object/rudizimmerer?region=ap-southeast-1&prefix=6/Episode+26+How+I+met+Jesus.mp3

In the mid-20th century, British anthropologists Victor and Edith Turner studied the Ndembu people of present-day Zambia. They wrote about their findings in their 1967 book The Forest of Symbols. The Turners were interested in rituals and focused their studies on Ndembu rites of passage because they wanted to understand the role of symbols in societies. And through the study of one culture, the Turners helped change the way anthropologists and other scholars understand humans everywhere.  Matthew Engelke is a professor of religion at Columbia University. He is the author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church, God's Agents: Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England, and Think Like an Anthropologist. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm. Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod.

Conrad Mbewe discusses what American Christians should know about the church in Africa. He dispels common misconceptions related to African Christianity; summarizes the big issues facing local congregations including unbiblical superstitions, widespread poverty, and a lack of theological education; and he highlights what American believers can learn from our African brothers and sisters in Christ.

Reports are coming out of Africa about a church attack in Ethiopia where hundreds have been reportedly murdered. Where is the US Media? The MSM loves mass murder. Why are they ignoring this story?  Our Warrior of the Week is an expecting father. His question is, during a crisis or emergency, what items should go … Continue reading "Student of the Gun Radio 1023 – Baby Bug Out Bag and African Church Attack"

Reports are coming out of Africa about a church attack in Ethiopia where hundreds have been reportedly murdered. Where is the US Media? The MSM loves mass murder. Why are they ignoring this story?  Our Warrior of the Week is an expecting father. His question is, during a crisis or emergency, what items should go in a Baby Bug Out Bag? We happen to have a new dad on staff who will be happy to address that issue. Guess who’s back on the Firearms Radio Network? That’s right, Student of the Gun has returned to the Firearms Radio Network and we are happy to greet our new audience. Thanks for being a part of SOTG! We hope you find value in the message we share. If you’ve got any questions, here are some options to contact us: Send an Email Send a Text Call Us Enjoy the show! And remember… You’re a Beginner Once, a Student For Life! TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE [0:02:08] SOTG is Back on Firearms Radio Network! [0:04:20] Warrior of the Week Go to www.swatfuel.com and use Promo Code “SOTG” TOPIC: What should a prepared and able team of parents put together as a Bug Out Bag for an infant? Not a diaper bag, but an SHTF bag. - Josh Van Sickle Clothes, Formula, RATS TQ, Blanket / Swaddle, Cloth Diapers (can double as a reusable wipe or burp rag), Rash Cream, Bug Spray / Lemon Eucalyptus, SPF Get a Free Bottle of 9mm+P | Question Post in The Liberty Mastermind Call 844-207-7684 Ask a clear and concise question If we choose your question…Email info@ with Name, Mailing Address, Phone Number, Email Huge thanks to our Partners:Brownells | CrossBreed | Duracoat | SWAT Fuel [0:23:00] Hundreds reportedly dead after massacre at Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia www.catholicnewsagency.com/news [0:39:24] Be ready for the worst-case scenario: www.legionofmichael.com FEATURING: Catholic News Agency, Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul G. Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: Brownells Inc, Crossbreed Holsters, SWAT Fuel, DuraCoat Firearm Finishes FIND US ON: Full 30, Roku, United Gun Group, iHeart Radio, Apple TV, Amazon, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Google Play, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr SOURCES From www.catholicnewsagency.com/news: At least 750 people are reported dead after an attack on an Oriental Orthodox church in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to a European watchgroup. On Jan. 9, the Europe External Programme with Africa reported that the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum, about 80 miles west of Adigrat, had been attacked, and that hundreds of people who hid inside were brought out to the front square and shot to death. (Click Here for Full Article)

Less Facebook, More Jesus:  Whose voice is loudest? "Love your neighbor" — Who and How? A Quitter's Guide to Success. From the Pew of an African Church. Support the show: https://www.bringitupmedia.com/give See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Gladys Mwiti, from Nairobi, Kenya, is the Founder and CEO of Oasis Africa – a pan-African professional counseling and behavioral health care organization. Gladys is a global authority on trauma counseling, work that has put her on the front lines of tragedies such as the Rwandan genocide and the Westgate mall attack. In part one of this two-part episode, Chris talks with Gladys about both the resiliency and the struggles of the African church, and the context in which she launched her career as a clinical psychologist.

In the year 429, eighty thousand Vandals crossed from Spain into Africa and, in the course of ten years of massacre and pillage, gained control of most of the Roman territories of North Africa. Many people picture these barbarians as pagans, but they were in fact Arian heretics, who under their leader Genseric began a fierce persecution of the Church wherever they encountered it. The tortures that many thousands endured in their confession of the Faith are too horrible to describe here; the clergy were singled out for special cruelty.   Today we especially commemorate the Orthodox faithful whom the Vandals burned to death in their church, who went on singing hymns and praising God until the moment of their death. We also commemorate the three hundred Martyrs in Carthage who died by the sword rather than submit to Arian baptism.   The death of Genseric in 454 brought little relief, for after a short hiatus his successors Huneric (477-484) and Gonthamund (484-497) continued the persecution as viciously as before. Christian Africa lived under the Vandal yoke for almost 100 years: freedom from persecution was not secure until Justinian's forces overcame and drove off the Vandals in 523-525. The African Church, once a beacon of Christianity, never recovered its former vitality.

On today’s episode I chat with Conrad Mbewe. Conrad is a Baptist pastor in Zambia, and senior lecturer at African Christian University. He and his wife have three children and three foster children. Conrad has authored more nine books as well as contributed to many others, including his latest book God’s Design for the Church: A Guide for African Pastors and Ministry Leaders, which is the topic of our conversation today. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy! Music on today's episode: Intro/Outro - "Sweetness of Freedom" by Citizens Mid Episode - "Psalm 46" by Poor Bishop Hooper

In this episode, we have a special guest, Celestin Musekura. He shares his stories of growing up in Rwanda, how he came to Christ, and his journey into Reconcilation ministry among African tribes in multiple countries across Africa.His ministry organization, African Leadership and Reconciliation Initiatives, supports the equipping and training of African Church and community leaders. You can learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/alarinitiativesAnd ask questions here: info@alarinitiatives.orgOnline donation can be made at https://alarinitiatives.kindful.comYou can also donate by sending a check to:African Leadership and Reconciliation Initiatives, Inc (ALAR Initiatives)P.O. Box 740765Dallas, TX 75243

Less Facebook, More Jesus:  Whose voice is loudest? "Love your neighbor" — Who and How? A Quitter's Guide to Success. From the Pew of an African Church. Support the show: https://www.bringitupmedia.com/give See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Join me today as I speak with Brother Daniel Brown, missionary to Germany, as he tells us how God fulfilled his heart's desire to reach Muslims for Christ while serving in Germany. 

In the year 429, eighty thousand Vandals crossed from Spain into Africa and, in the course of ten years of massacre and pillage, gained control of most of the Roman territories of North Africa. Many people picture these barbarians as pagans, but they were in fact Arian heretics, who under their leader Genseric began a fierce persecution of the Church wherever they encountered it. The tortures that many thousands endured in their confession of the Faith are too horrible to describe here; the clergy were singled out for special cruelty.   Today we especially commemorate the Orthodox faithful whom the Vandals burned to death in their church, who went on singing hymns and praising God until the moment of their death. We also commemorate the three hundred Martyrs in Carthage who died by the sword rather than submit to Arian baptism.   The death of Genseric in 454 brought little relief, for after a short hiatus his successors Huneric (477-484) and Gonthamund (484-497) continued the persecution as viciously as before. Christian Africa lived under the Vandal yoke for almost 100 years: freedom from persecution was not secure until Justinian's forces overcame and drove off the Vandals in 523-525. The African Church, once a beacon of Christianity, never recovered its former vitality.

On previous episodes of our podcast you have been hearing the music of Psalm Project Africa. On this episode you will hear the story of Psalm Project Africa, how it came to be and how God is using it to make a difference in the church in Africa. You will hear from three of the members of the Psalm Project Africa team: Migisho Gady, Kalenzi Robert, and Inge van den Berge. Gady and Robert are graduates of ABC Uganda, and Inge taught at ABC during her time as a missionary in Uganda.Gady, Robert and Inge all share great insights into the importance of worship music, and the singing of Scripture in the context of the African Church. Psalm Project Africa have produced three albums all of which are available on Spotify, iTunes Music, and Youtube. - Listen on Spotify here. - Purchase on iTunes here: Sing Psalms; Sing Psalms 2; Sing Psalms 3. - Listen on Youtube here.We also have a limited supply of cds available for purchase. If you would be interested in purchasing one, send us an email to: podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show (http://africanbiblecolleges.com/donate)

Romans 10:13-15 preached by Josh Thrower.

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There is a big and important conversation on racism all across the globe and protests everywhere against police brutality even here in Kenya. The church was meant to be the voice for the weak and also be the bringers of peace and reconciliation. Pastor Edgar interviews Alexander Venter a pastor and church planter and author of the book 'Doing Reconciliation' birthed out work done by both black and white pastors across South Africa and Vineyard South Africa during and in the wake of Apartheid. How should everyday believers and Christian leader both around the world and in Africa bring racial and tribal reconciliation?

Here in Uganda, we have been staying up to date with everything happening in the United States. The whole world is watching. And our native brothers and sisters have a few things to say. So we want to use this small platform that we have, our podcast, to invite a few of our Ugandan/Kenyan brethren on to have a discussion. As Christians living in the world, but not of the world. As blacks living in Africa, not in the United States. We want to have an open and honest conversation about culture, race, and racism. Stereotypes and biases. How do we break down walls? What can we do to reach out to those that are hurting? What does this look like for the global church? Racial reconciliation is vitally important to the gospel.

Pastor Peter Kasirivu is the founder of Africa Renewal ministries & the Mwangaza Childrens choir. They have several affiliated ministries that impact more than 30 communities across Uganda. They have planted more than 650 churches, trained over 2,700 leaders and sponsored 15,000-plus children. https://africarenewal.org Support the show: http://historymakersradio.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sunday School Series #2 - Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?: African Church Fathers - George Moore - Feb. 9, 2020

Trinity CathedralEpiscopal Diocese of ArizonaPhoenix, AZFebruary 12: The Rev. Rosa Brown will be preaching Absalom Jones Absalom Jones was born on November 6, 1746, in a house slave in Delaware. He taught himself to read out of the New Testament, among other books. When sixteen, he was sold to a store owner in Philadelphia. There he attended a night school for blacks, operated by Quakers. At twenty, he married another slave, and purchased her freedom with his earnings. Jones bought his own freedom in 1784. In 1787, black Christians organized the Free African Society, the first organized Afro-American society, and Absalom Jones and Richard Allen were elected overseers. Members of the Society paid monthly dues for the benefit of those in need. The African Church applied for membership in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, and in October 1794 it was admitted as St. Thomas African Episcopal Church. Bishop White ordained Jones as deacon in 1795 and as priest on September 21, 1802. St. Thomas Church, Philadelphia, grew to over 500 members during its first year. Known as “the Black Bishop of the Episcopal Church,” Jones was an example of persistent faith in God and in the church as God’s instrument. Jones died on February 13th, 1818, in Philadelphia. https://www.lectionarypage.net/LesserFF/Feb/AbsJones.html

Oscar Muriu and Graham Joseph Hill discuss Oscar's passion for raising up a legacy of African leaders for the church of Christ worldwide. They also discuss what the West can learn from African innovations in church planting, leadership development, prayer and discipleship, and much more. They discuss what the churches of the Global North and the Global South can learn from each other, and how they can partner together for God's mission and harvest. The Global Church Project episode #156.Pastor Oscar dedicated his life to Christ in 1983, and has served as the Senior Pastor of the Nairobi Chapel since 1991. In that time he has seen the Church grow from a mere 20 people, to over 3,000 people. Pastor Oscar leads a church planting movement of 90 churches, the bulk of which are in Kenya; but others around Africa include Rwanda, Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Liberia, and Ethiopia. His present target is to plant 300 churches; with 210 of them in Kenya; 60 in the rest of Africa (one in each capital city of Africa); and 30 off the continent of Africa in the gateway cities of the world (London, Delhi, Sydney, Hong Kong, Chicago and others). His personal mission is to raise up a legacy of African leaders for the Church of Christ worldwide.All this began around 30 years ago, when a young pastor Oscar accepted the call to an aging, declining church of 26 people that was close to shutting its doors. Look at it today! Follow God's call! You never know how God will use you if you surrender fully to him. Oscar is an example of a person fully surrendered to God: a humble and visionary leader, committed to pouring his life into the next generation of pastors, leaders and church planters.

The drone strike in Iran, Pope Francis slaps away the hand of a Catholic woman, the appointment of Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla as archbishop of Juba, South Sudan, and the face of the African Church. Ed plays a game of “resolution.” Show notes: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-apologizes-for-losing-patience-with-woman-who-grabbed-him-22872 https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/group-of-south-sudanese-clerics-laity-reject-juba-archbishop-appointment-91339 https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-sarah-nigerians-killed-by-terrorists-are-martyrs-19968

Exciting developments for our nationand's oldest organisation. The new CEO of Bible Society is Grant Thomson who recently stepped into the role from being Global Chief Marketing Officer for Hillsong Global. Help Vision to keep 'Connecting Faith to Life': https://vision.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In This Episode We discuss Kayne West And African Church...An Antonio Brown...with his antics in the NFL --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/virtual-hustle-radio/support

Just a snapshot of the life of one of the early African church fathers Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus. Hope it helps and blesses you! Christ is King, God bless. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegospelandblackhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegospelandblackhistory/support

Damaris S. Parsitau, 2018-19 WSRP Visiting Associate Professor, delivers the lecture “The Kingdom of Holy Women: Pentecostalism, Sex and Women’s Bodies in an African Church,” which is based on five years of ethnographic research carried out at the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness, a new and controversial Pentecostal church based in Kenya. Her book-in-progress explores the Ministry’s aims to control, discipline and objectify women’s bodies as sites of tensions and erotic desires that make women responsible for the sins of others and their supposed failure to enter the anticipated Kingdom of God. Learn more about Harvard Divinity School and its mission to illuminate, engage, and serve at hds.harvard.edu/.

On this episode, Laura Swan discussed her book "The Forgotten Desert Mothers" and early African Church mothers.

A quick look into the life of one of our African Church Fathers who was a well known theologian and bible teacher. He helped develope the doctrine for the Nicene Creed and wrote many Treatises in his time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegospelandblackhistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegospelandblackhistory/support

Graham Hill and Stephen Owino discuss the passion for prayer & global mission, the belief in the Bible, & the Spiritual expectancy of the African church. On https://theglobalchurchproject.comStephen Owino is enthusiastic to see God transform Africa. He is involved with many ministries seeking to positively impacted the lives of African youth, and those living in poverty and need. He is committed to integral mission, community development, sports ministries, and seeking communities and lives transformed.

Dispatches from Brian Stiller African Leaders Taking Hold "Africa, the “dark” continent brought to light by missionary David Livingston, stretches from the Mediterranean in the north to the mixing of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans in the south. Soon to be 1.2 billion, its varied cultures, peoples, religions and economic successes mixed with disasters, is a place of exotic beauty, barren wastelands and many peoples with a loving and inviting disposition." Listen to the podcast or to read the article go to https://www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/Communications/Dispatches-from-Brian-Stiller/July-2015/African-Church-Leaders-Taking-Hold For more dispatches, go to: www.theEFC.ca/Dispatches

In this podcast, author and organizer Devin Walker shows the similarities between Prophet Jeremiah in the Bible, the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Dubois, and how each of them sacrificed and suffered politically or socially for speaking out against the church and the state.  Reading from the conclusion of his 2002 book entitled, “An Appeal to the African Church in America: Beware of False Profit$,” Devin appeals to the African church and all oppressed people to not be afraid to speak truth to power and to stand up against the status quo, no matter the consequences. To here all episodes of this podcast, click Here!

On this episode, Laura Swan discussed the early African church mothers and her book "The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women".

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On this episode, Dr. Joel Elowsky joins us again to discuss the African Church fathers that shaped the Christian mind. 

Join "Africa On The Move" Sunday, March 15, 2015 from 7 - 9 PM EST. Tonight we will be focusing on "A Critic of the African Church in U.S." & " Africans In Solidarity With Cuba." Join Us, listen in at 323-679-0841 or go online at www.blogtalkradio.com/africa-on-the-move  Brother Africa looks forward to learing from your experiences, we thank you for your particiation and support. Our guest for this program today will be Rev. R.M. Hunter and Rev. Marcus Martin; this will speak on the African Church of yesterday, today and tomorrow